Monday, June 21, 2010

Style with Shutters

This is a LONG post so bare with me! Friday, I shared with everyone the awesome shutters we bought for $4.99 a piece and now I am so happy to be able to share what we did with these shutters.

Here are the shutters when we bought them. The only thing I did to them was spray Valspar Clear Gloss on them to prevent any more of the paint from chipping off on our heads.

I also bought these frames that I did not show you all. I got 3 of them on clearance from Home Goods for $4.99 and the fourth one at Hobby Lobby half off. You'll see what I did with these later.

So once Travis was back in town I put him to work. And our two little fur children wanted to help. haha! They are both SO NOSY!

Oscar checking out what dad is up to.

Patton ready to attack the wire Travis is working with.

We bought picture wire and eye hooks to hang the shutters with. Travis pre-drilled the holes and screwed in the eye hooks. Then cut the wire to the proper length and attached them.

Here is the finish product.

View of the wire and the eye hook.

My handsome hubby hard at work finishing the third shutter.

Measuring the wire to the proper length.

Time to put them up. Got out the laser level (and discover how unlevel our new house actually is in the process) and put them up. We bought the new hooks that you place in the wall and one end presses onto the backside of the drywall. (Does that make sense?) So simple to use!

And they are up! I LOVE them!!! :)

Now back to those frames. I sanded, primed, and spray painted, )and had to sand and spray paint them again because they TOTALLY messed up,) with Krylon's Totally Tangerine or something like that. The easiest project turned into a pain in the butt!

I then took my ink pad for scrapbooking and rubbed down all the high points and edges.

Here they are done. I stapled blue ribbon to the back of them (forgot to take a picture of that) and then did this with them....

Here are the shutters completely done! :) I LOVE how they turned out! I made the wreath to hang on the middle shutter and put the frames on the outer ones. We both are really happy with how they turned out.

First panel.

Middle panel with wreath. (I will put up a tutorial about how I made this another day.)

And the third panel.

So there you have it! I am SO happy how they turned out. It actually turned out like I pictured it in my head so I am thrilled! I still have not done anything with the windows yet but they will have their time in the spotlight as well.

68 comments:

Allison this project ROCKS! So cute, and what a clever idea. You guys work so well as a team, Travis actually looks like he was enjoying it!!~ Sometimes that happens around here too...but the older you get, the more projects you do....well let's just say I leave the house sometimes:)

Very darling, looks great in your room. Love old shutters, I have some I put hinges on and make a room screen on our back covered deck room. I hang things from them too.Thank you too to your hubby for his service, appreciate our service persons!!Linda

I LOVE this & the price on the shutters is a steal! I haven't had much luck with Krylon paints. I typically use Rustoleum's brands - Painter's Touch (Home Depot) or American Accents (Hobby Lobby). They are pricier, but you get better results (in other words - you may not have to re-do your project!). Your new decor is fab-o!!! -diane

I love the way your shutters and pictures turned out. Can I make one tiny suggestion. Paint the vent on the wall above them the same color as the wall and it will disappear and then your shutters will be the only focal point. Just a little trick I have learned.

I just found your post featured at Debbiedoos and I couldn't wait to get over here to see it. You did an amazing job! I love what you've done with these! I'm going to be on the lookout for old shutters now. Thanks for the inspiration!

I LOVE this idea! I have two shutters that I want to do something with, and now I know exactly what I'm going to do. Copy you that is!!Thanks for the idea. I will link to you when I post the finished product.Thanks!!~Beth

Allison - Simply gorgeous! I love all the different elements. The shutters are fabulous! Wonderful job. Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party - I greatly apprecite it. Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

I've been following the links trail on shutter ideas. I am a shutter importer here in the UK, and I've been really excited by the interest surrounding shutters.There are some great ideas on how to use old shutters for decoration. Follow the link above for more great ideas. Our site is www.londonblinds.co.uk/plantationshutters. If anyone needs advice (or even price), I would be happy to provide it free of charge if you mention this blog post.

In the meantime, I'm going to start saving any mis-measured shutters for exactly this type of project. I know that many shutter companies have many mis-measured shutters in storage, so you might want to hunt around a little. I would think most companies would give them to you FOC if you ask, because it will cost them more to dispose of them!

WOW! Love what you did with your shutters!! Thanks for stopping by 221 and letting us know about them! Funny we have so many synergies in common. We both have blogs, decorate with shutters AND both have dogs named Oscar!!! So Ironic! We are your newest follower. Can't wait to read more of your blog! Angie @ 221vision

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